26B-5-504. Criteria for essential treatment and intervention.
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Effective 5/3/2023
26B-5-504. Criteria for essential treatment and intervention.
A court shall order an individual to undergo essential treatment for a substance use disorder when the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the individual:
(1)suffers from a substance use disorder;
(2)can reasonably benefit from the essential treatment;
(3)is unlikely to substantially benefit from a less-restrictive alternative treatment; and
(4)presents a serious harm to self or others.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308 , 2023 General Session